Sir Francis Drake (TV series)
| Television series | |
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| German title | Sir Francis Drake |
| Original title | Sir Francis Drake |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1961–1962 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| genre | adventure |
| music | Ivor Slaney |
| German-language first broadcast |
February 5, 1967, ARD |
| occupation | |
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Sir Francis Drake (The Queen's Pirate) is a British adventure television series . It is based on the historical figure of Sir Francis Drake , a privateer and the first English circumnavigator.
action
In the 16th century, the admiral Sir Francis Drake fought with his ship, the Golden Hinde , as the pirate of Queen Elizabeth I on the oceans against mostly Spanish opponents. In addition to sea battles and sword fights, the series is about intrigues at the royal court, in which the Spanish villain Mendoza is usually involved.
Charisma
The series was first shown on former British broadcaster ATV between November 12, 1961 and April 29, 1962. The series consisted of 26 episodes, each 25 minutes long. In Germany, thirteen episodes of the series were broadcast between February 2, 1967 and June 16, 1968.
It was a co-production by ABC and ATV that was filmed at Elstree Studios and historic sites in England. The historical research was carried out by E. Hayter Preston . Sir Francis Drake is considered to be one of the pre-eminent characters in English seafaring. The historical costumes in the series were developed by Beatrice Dawson .
The soundtrack comes from Ivor Slaney , which was also played as the only background music. The series was produced by Anthony Bushell , directed by Clive Donner and Harry Booth , the dramaturgy by Ian Stuart Black . The fight scenes were staged by British stuntman and actor Peter Diamond .
The series has now been released on DVD.
actor
- Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake
- Jean Kent as Elisabeth I.
- Michael Crawford as John Drake
- Roger Delgado as Count Bernadino de Mendoza
- Patrick McLoughlin as Trevelyan
- Alex Scott as Don Pedro
- Milton Reid as Diego
- Richard Warner as Walsingham
- Ewan Roberts as Munro
- Howard Lang as Richard Grenville
- Glynn Edwards as Will Martin
See also
Web links
- SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. Retrieved April 12, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ^ "Sir Francis Drake" (1961). Retrieved April 12, 2013 .